"Please do yourself a favor and make this recipe! It tastes so rich and the flavors blend so well together. Also after reading the comments, I did brown the meat first before adding the tomato sauce and it turned out perfectly."

"I'm constantly trying to find satisfying and delicious vegetarian recipes. This hit the spot. It was amazing to me how the process of salting the eggplant, letting it sit for 30 minutes and patting it dry resulted in a less bitter vegetable."